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Vol 5. No. 11 November 2022 National Poultry Newspaper PO Box 162 Wynnum 4178 Phone (07) 3286 1833 Email ben@collins.media
Dion Andary of Days Eggs in South Australia. Dr Alex-Kate Langfield from NSW.
SA and NSW scoop egg industry awards
Ideas Exchange indicates poultry industry future
THIS month I had the pleasure of meeting with many of you in person at our annual conference, Ideas Ex- change.
This year’s conference hosted over 85 partici- pants from both indus- try and research.
The conference was held in Melbourne on October 11-12, and de- spite the wet weather and an airport security bungle, all registered participants managed to attend.
that focused on train- ing and attracting the next generation to our industry.
some challenges with attracting staff already. I wonder if we need to have a shift in our thinking in terms of what the next genera- tion is wanting out of a job and how we can adapt to their needs and
It was great to see you all, and I thank you for making this year’s event a roaring success.
Did you know that a Generation Z person will have on average 17 jobs across five differ- ent careers and only stay in one job for around 18 months?
The conference began with an update from in- dustry, with talks from both the chicken meat and egg sectors.
aspirations.
It was fantastic to hear
Not surprisingly, the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines was a hot topic and provided some great discussion.
Such a contrast to many of us currently in the poultry industry.
the science updates from our open call for research projects.
Following these talks, we had a panel session
It was also evident that the inclusion of an in- dustry partner at the in-
by TAMSYN CROWLEY Director
These figures cer- tainly evoked quite the discussion and the panel was kept on their toes regarding how the poultry industry will go moving forward – given that we have
The researchers high- lighted the importance and impact that science can have in our industry.
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The industry panel at Ideas Exchange 2022 discussed how we train and attract the next generation of poultry people.
THIRTY-five years ago, Dion Andary kept a cool room about the size of a small drinks fridge in his garage to store home- grown eggs.
an egg industry vet who recently started her own AKL Poultry Consultancy business.
It marked the humble be- ginnings of what is now known as Days Eggs – South Australia’s largest commercial egg producer.
She has been dedicated to the egg sector since growing up on the family egg farm LPC Trading in NSW.
Days Eggs is named after the initials of Dion, his wife Anne and children Yasmine and Sarah.
ent and clean supply of fresh eggs for Australian families – and the awards aim to recognise this work.
supply companies in South Australia.
After studying at Charles Sturt University, Alex- Kate worked with Zoot- echny as a veterinarian consultant to the layer and broiler industry.
by MELINDA HASHIMOTO CEO
Mr Andary was one of two Australians honoured this month for their work in egg production at the 2022 Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia industry recognition awards.
Commercial egg farmers produce 17.9 million eggs daily, totalling about 6.3 billion eggs a year.
Under Dion’s leadership, the business has come a long way since it first com- menced in a small garage with a cool room no larger than a drinks refrigerator.
She worked in a similar role with Bromley Park Hatcheries in New Zea- land.
The prestigious awards were announced at the EFA annual general meet- ing in Hobart.
The awards were spon- sored by Specialised Breeders Australia, which supplies chicks to egg farms.
In his time, Dion has given back to the industry as president of the Com- mercial Egg Producers Association of South Aus- tralia and Tasmania and as a former director and treasurer of Egg Farmers of Australia.
More recently, Alex-Kate spent several years as op- erations manager and com- pany vet with LPC Trading – her family-run egg com- pany in the NSW South Western Slopes district.
Mr Andary received the Egg Farmers of Australia Industry Leader Excel- lence Award for service to the egg industry.
It was pleasing to see strong candidates nomi- nated for this year’s awards.
Earlier this year, she was awarded the 2022 Jeff Ironside Egg Industry Leadership Award.
NSW poultry veterinary consultant Dr Alex-Kate Langfield was named the Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia Young Egg Industry Achiever of the Year.
Dion Andary has been managing director of Days Eggs in South Australia for 35 years, with currently the responsibility for over 90 staff.
Dion has steered Days Eggs to participate in nu- merous research projects to benefit egg farming and provided a learning environment for young vets and animal scientists to complete work place- ments.
Seven finalists from Western Australia, South Australia, NSW, Queens- land and Victoria were short listed for the EFA awards – judged by last year’s winners Franko Pirovic (Industry Excel- lence Award), Dr Jodi Courtice (Young Achiev- er of Year Award) and Damien Kelly (Specialised Breeders Australia).
Aussie egg farmers and the people they employ, such as farm staff, hatch- ery crews, transport driv- ers and vets, all work very hard to maintain a consist-
Days Eggs has grown to become the largest egg producer in the state.
The business supports other stockfeed, transport, packaging and general
EFA’s 2022 Young Achiever of the Year, Dr Alex-Kate Langfield is
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